Obituaries

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The Advertiser publishes obituaries about people of interest to its readers as a free public service. Obituaries may be submitted by mortuaries or, with proof of death, by individuals in writing. Fax 525-8037 or write to Obituaries Editor, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802. Include a contact name and phone number. We reserve the right to edit for form, style and newsworthiness. Date of publication cannot be guaranteed. To publish paid death notices, call the classified ads department at 521-9111.

ALICE SCOTT ANDERSON, 93, of Honolulu, died May 24, 2004. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Homemaker. Survived by sons, James and John; daughter, Patricia Towill; sister, Anna Sloggett; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorial service 10 a.m. today at Arcadia Retirement Residence. No flowers. Donations may be made to Arcadia Memorial Irrevocable Trust or one's favorite charity. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

THOMAS SEIJI ARAKAWA SR., 83, of Kane'ohe, died May 18, 2004. Born in Waiakea, Hawai'i. Retired heavy equipment operator for Haitsuka and Brothers Inc. Survived by wife, Marie; sons, Thomas Jr. and Paul; daughter, Mona Okumoto, Barbara Goya and Laura Tavares; three grandchildren; brother, James; sisters, Nancy Oshiro, Mildred DeMello, Daisy Payton and Maxine Arii. Visitation 1 p.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 2 p.m.

RODGER CLAUSE-VEZINA, 51, of Ocean View, Hawai'i, died May 22, 2004. Born in Pasadena, Calif. Self-employed construction builder and independent motorcycle biker. Survived by companion, Lea Valeros; daughters, Megan Mackintosh and Montana Vezina; mother of his daughters, Janice Vezina; brothers, Jesse, Karn-Valdeen, Jarius and Mark Clausen; sister, Shela Bernard; two granddaughters. Celebration of life 3 p.m. Saturday at the residence of Richard and Isabel Marsh, 82-6020 Napo'opo'o Road, Captain Cook. Phone 323-3979. Scattering of ashes at sea at a later date. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

DORIS JONGENEEL DAVLIN, 71, formerly of Honolulu and Kailua, died April 29, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Former professor at the University of Hawai'i who specialized in agriculture. Survived by husband, Andrew; daughter, Betsy Boyer; son, Glenn Boyer; five grandchildren; stepchildren, Cynthia Kittinger and Virginia-Marie, Helen, Dalton and William. Services and joint scattering of ashes with those of her sister, Ethel Stevens, off O'ahu June 29 for family. Open service 3:30 p.m. that day at Calvary By the Sea Lutheran church.

DONALD RICHARD FORD, 73, of Kane'ohe, died May 21, 2004. Born in Plymouth, Mass. Retired executive director of the American Lung Association of Hawai'i. Former employee of the U.S. State Department assigned to the American embassies in Manila and South Korea. Survived by wife, Aida Rivera; son, Jai; two grandchildren; brothers, Norman and Allan Ford, Orlando Salazar and Jed "Mike" Brown; sister, Eileen Peet. Mass 1 p.m. Tuesday at Sts. Peter and Paul Church. Burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Flower delivery 8 to 11 a.m. only.

GEORGE KUNIO FUKUSHIMA, 75, of Honolulu, died May 16, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired HOPACO warehouseman. Survived by brothers, Jiro and Masuichi; sisters, Edna Satsuda, Elsie Sumida and Grace Otsuka. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.

DENNIS "DINO" ICHIRO HIGA, 54, of Pukalani, Maui, died May 23, 2004. Born in Pu'unene, Maui. Worked as a plumber for the state of Hawai'i. Survived by wife, Sandra; daughters, Dina and Lindsay; stepsons, Cary and Scott Ouchi; three step-grandchildren; father, Jack; mother, Katsuko; sisters, Joyce Shimizu and Maytyle Kono; brother, Leighton. Visitation 4 p.m. Tuesday at Kahului Union Church; service 5 p.m. Burial 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Makawao Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

GORO HOKAMA, 75, of Lana'i City, Lana'i, died May 20, 2004. Survived by wife, Kiwae; son, Riki; daughter, Joy Helle; brothers, Elsuke and Elso; two grandsons. Visitation 4 p.m. today at Kahului Union Church. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

TAKEMITSU "RAYMOND" IHA, 79, of Waipahu, died May 20, 2004. Born in Waipahu. Retired maintenance foreman for A.L. Kilgo and Co. Survived by wife, Sadie; son, Elliot; daughter, Corinne; brothers, Takeji and Akia; sisters, Setsuko Tokujo, Helen Yoshida and Janet Miyashiro. Visitation 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Casual attire.

HAZEL "AUNTY C" CHIENO ISHIHIRO, 89, of Honolulu, died May 18, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, Gordon; brother, Torao Otsu; sister, Doris Hirahara. Service 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

HARRIS KOIA KALEIKINI, 81, of Honolulu, died May 23, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired member of the Musicians Association of Hawaii Local 677. Survived by wife, Anna; sons, Wade, Russell Morreira and Kendall; brothers, Jacob Sr. and Theodore; sisters, Frances "Aunty Pane" Camacho-Rodenhurst and Leialoha; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Private scattering of ashes. No flowers. Aloha attire.

EDNA EVALANI KEKAUOHA, 76, of La'ie, died May 17, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Former owner of Alvin's Drive Inn-Nanakuli. Survived by son, Leeward; daughter, Haunani Akoi; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Tuesday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, La'ie 4th Ward; service 10:15 a.m. Burial 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

ROZELLE "ROSE" M LAGMAY, 63, of Pahoa, Hawai'i, died May 23, 2004. Born in Altus, Okla. Retired nurse's aide. Survived by daughters, Juleen Agpaiza and Leonora Kuwahara; sons, Alfred and David Calantoc; brothers, Doyle, Glen and Elvin Horton; sisters, Gloria Jones and Arlene Horton; 18 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11:30 a.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 11:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

ROSE E. MAKOWSKI, 77, of Kailua, died May 25, 2004. Born in New York. Homemaker. Survived by husband, Raymond; son, Gary; brother, Edward Richter; niece, Lore Versaci; brother-in-law, Benjamin. Visitation noon to 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at St. Anthony's Church, Kailua; Mass 1:30 p.m. Inurnment 1 p.m. July 9 at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park.

ROBERT A. MOORE JR., 57, of Honolulu, died May 21, 2004. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. Second mate merchant marine. Survived by son, Nicholas; daughter, Aja Murillo; brother, Leonard Smith; sister, Francine. Committal service 3 p.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Aloha attire.

SANTOS RANIS JR., 52, of Kane'ohe, died May 21, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Former corrections officer at Halawa Correctional Facility and business administrator. Coached Pop Warner and Little League for more than 14 years. Survived by children, Rachelle Leina'ala Ranis-Manago and Santos III; five grandchildren; brother, Howard; sisters, Bernadette Ranis-McCumber, Josanne Arriaga and Annette. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Ann's Church; Mass 11:30 a.m.; committal service 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery.

VIOLET NOBUKO ROBINSON, 78, of Kahului, Maui, died May 25, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Homemaker. Survived by husband, Charles; son, Charles Jr.; daughters, Cathy Ma, Yvonne Kapeliela, Charlotte Hiraiwa and Betty Robertson; brothers, George and Bill Naito; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. O'ahu service pending. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

NOBORU SAWAMURA, 79, of 'Aiea, died May 24, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired state of Hawai'i employee. Survived by wife, Shizume; son, Keith; grandchild; sister, Beatrice Kim. Service 4 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers.

Maj. Gen. RUSSELL L. WALDRON, 94, died May 11, 2004. He was one of the few Hickam Field Pearl Harbor survivors of the Dec. 7, 1941 attack, on base and in command of the 31st Bomb Group at the time. He also organized the efforts to locate and bomb the Japanese fleet and was a pilot in the three aircraft bombing missions that successfully bombed Wake Island on June 28, 1942 and returned to Midway island, a 13 hour flight and 2,100 nautical miles. Survived by wife, Ruth "Smitty"; daughters, Shirley Nied, Bonnie Copeland and Patricia Walsh; sons, Matthew, Jonathan and James; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchildren. Service held in Fairfield, Calif. Burial at Suisun-Fairfield Cemetery. Memorial donations to Grace Episcopal Church, Fairfield, Calif. Arrangements by Bryan Braker Funeral Home.